..Age correlated significantly with the degree of the subject's opinion of the ease of completion of five outcomes instruments, while the influence of gender, socio-economic status and disease severity was not statistically significant...

..In conclusion, costs varied considerably with the severity of the exacerbation as well as with the severity of COPD. The prevention of moderate-to-severe exacerbations could be very cost-effective and improve the quality of life...

The impact of exacerbations on the asthmatic patient's preference scores

..In conclusion, asthmatic patients are severely affected in their health and daily living by mild and severe exacerbations. Considerable effort should be made to reduce the number and severity of exacerbations...

Hospital use for COPD patients during the last few years of their life

..Finally, COPD patients often have a number of concomittant diseases which may affect diagnosis and healthcare resource use. The economic and policy implications of these main findings need to be further examined...

Are cost benefits of anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation underestimated?

..The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the cost benefits of anticoagulation for stroke prevention in AF may currently be underestimated by existing economic models that do not distinguish between different stroke outcomes...

The impact of atrial fibrillation on the cost of stroke: the berlin acute stroke study